Sparta

            I moved in with Jimmy and Linda in Sparta. It was time for school to start, so I enrolled in White County High School. I had changed schools so often in my life that I knew how to make it work, but I never made any close friends here. I was still going to Livingston to see Debbie, and to McMinnville to see friends. It wasn’t long before I decided that I wanted to change schools, so I transferred to McMinnville. My hitching was becoming a problem for me. Livingston Police had started picking me up anytime that they saw me and putting me in jail. Cookeville, Algood, and Sparta were doing the same. I had got where I had to take back roads to avoid the police. Often I would walk several miles to get out of town before I would try to catch a ride. I also had several incidents with rides; drunks, and people that wanted to hurt me.